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Ukraine and Scotland face off on the football field on Wednesday

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Alan Pattullo, specialist sports writer at The Scotsman, about the football match between Scotland and Ukraine.

Ukraine and Scotland face off on the football field on Wednesday

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These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on May 20. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Michal Dyjuk/AP hide caption

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These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.

These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

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Russia presses a major offensive in eastern Ukraine as other areas regain normalcy

Russian military ambitions have narrowed, but it's still pressing a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, places from which Russian troops retreated are rapidly regaining a sense of normalcy.

Russia presses a major offensive in eastern Ukraine as other areas regain normalcy

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In two photos, see how Bucha is erasing the scars of Russia's invasion

The devastation on Bucha's Vokzal'na Street in early April, just after the Russian troops left. The photo below shows the cleaned up street on Monday. Dmytro Larin / Ukrainska Pravda hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

In two photos, see how Bucha is erasing the scars of Russia's invasion

First came the battle for Bucha. Now there's the battle to rebuild Bucha. This town was a scene of devastation in the early days of the war. Today you hear pounding hammers and screeching buzzsaws.

U.K. Prime Minister Johnson reportedly will bring back imperial measurements

To coincide with Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to bring back imperial measurements — that is, pounds and ounces — just like in the U.S.

U.K. Prime Minister Johnson reportedly will bring back imperial measurements

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A look inside the Ukrainian 'billionaire's battalion' fighting Russian forces

Business leader turned military commander Vsevolod Kozhemyako stands at a position in Ruska Lozova, a village retaken by the Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region, May 16. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters hide caption

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A look inside the Ukrainian 'billionaire's battalion' fighting Russian forces

Vsevolod Kozhemyako, one of Ukraine's wealthiest men, has set up his own battalion to fight Russian forces. He funds, trains and leads a light infantry unit on the front lines.

A look inside the Ukrainian 'billionaire's battalion' fighting Russian forces

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European Union leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022

The European Union embargo covers only Russian oil brought in by sea — allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

European Union leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022

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News brief: Russian oil ban, Uvalde funerals, deadliest federal prison

European leaders agree to ban most Russian oil imports. Families prepare to bury their children in Uvalde. A new maximum security prison in Illinois has become one of the deadliest in the U.S.

News brief: Russian oil ban, Uvalde funerals, deadliest federal prison

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Monday

The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

Ukrainian demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday. Olivier Matthys/AP hide caption

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The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

Pipeline deliveries, which are critical to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, won't be affected by the ban. The much more complicated issue of Russian natural gas remains unresolved.

The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

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World Dracula Day was May 26 and people in Whitby, England, came out in force

More than 1,300 would-be vampires assembled to set a Guinness record. For it to count, participants had to be clothed in all-black, including a cape and have a set of those distinctive teeth.

World Dracula Day was May 26 and people in Whitby, England, came out in force

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A former president of Estonia predicted Russia would invade Ukraine

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who shepherded Estonia into the EU and NATO in the early 2000s, hopes the world is finally waking up to the dangers Russia poses.

A former president of Estonia predicted Russia would invade Ukraine

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World

A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia

NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance.

A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia

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